Senate sends governor gun-show bill SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers gave the gun lobby another victory Wednesday, approving legislation that closes a loophole in background checks of gun buyers but also bars police from keeping records of the purchases.
The bill passed the Senate 34-25 and now goes to Gov. Rod Blagojevich, who has suggested he will use his amendatory veto to rewrite it.
The legislation would require people buying weapons at gun shows to go through the same background checks as in stores, a change long sought by gun control supporters. But it also would require law enforcement to destroy records of firearm purchases 90 days after the sale, which critics fear will hamper police efforts to track down criminals.
The NRA and its allies call the police databases an invasion of law-abiding citizens' privacy rights.
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